so, thanks to declan below:

Worthy signings, in chronological order:

Gary Holt (?100,000), - success
Adam Drury (Signed) - success
Paul Crichton (?150,000), - mistake
Mark Rivers (?500,000), - mistake?
Neil Emblen (?500,000), - mistake, but unlucky
Marc Libbra (?0), - mistake?
David Nielsen (?200,000) - mistake?
Paul Heckingbottom (Free), - mistake
Keith Briggs (?65,000) - mistake
Jim Brennan (Free), - jury still out?
Damien Francis (Signed), - success
Marc Edworthy (Free), - success, I suppose
Leon McKenzie (?325,000), - success
Mathias Svensson (Nominal), - success?
Darren Huckerby (?750,000), - success
Paul Gallacher (Free) - jury still out
Youssef Safri (?500,000), - success
Simon Charlton (?250,000), - jury still out?
Thomas Helveg (Free), - jury still out?
Darren Ward (Signed), - jury still out
Mattias Jonson (Signed), - jury still out?
Gary Doherty (Signed), - failure?
Dean Ashton (?3,000,000), - success
Graham Stuart (Free) - failure

Loans in:
Paul Peschisolido
David Nielsen,
Andy Roberts,
Trevor Benjamin
Nicky Southall,
David Healy,
Leigh Bromby
Elvis Hammond,
Peter Crouch,
Darren Huckerby,
Kevin Harper,
Kevin Cooper
David Bentley

my opinions, obviously. but a mixed bag - some evidence that he's been getting better? all in all probably not bad, I thought. (Some very dodgy loan signings, however, along with a few gems...)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 16th 2005 at 15:25:48

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so, thanks to declan below: (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 15:25:48
- personally id say (NCFC) - Exile, May 16, 16:29:35
- And in reply.... (NCFC) - BeverlyHills0201, May 16, 15:40:02
- Dont forget Libbra was a signing for the fans who said we MUST sign him (NCFC) - oh arr, May 16, 15:39:59
- There are some ridiculous judgments in there (NCFC) - Old Git, May 16, 15:37:43
  - no doubt. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 15:55:31
- Agree with your assement - most of the ones you (NCFC) - Newboro Canary, May 16, 15:34:15
  - How much was dammo and how much is he worth yep failure huge failure (n/m) (NCFC) - costanzas wig, May 16, 15:59:54
  - I think Emblen was a disaster really, a 30 year old with previous injuries (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:35:32
    - That's rubbish... (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, May 16, 15:50:52
      - he had just come back from a long injury when we signed him no? (n/m) (NCFC) - costanzas wig, May 16, 16:01:17
        
        no FACT nm (NCFC) - megson, May 16, 16:36:27
        
        Not as far as I can remember. (NCFC) - NJ_Canary, May 16, 16:33:26
      - well said (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 16, 15:54:13
    - Does it really? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, May 16, 15:38:19
      - yeah (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:41:31
- here we go... (NCFC) - 11_59 to zero, May 16, 15:33:51
  - brennan - surely a mistake (NCFC) - duke of york, May 16, 15:49:46
    - or hasn't been played enough? (n/m) (NCFC) - 11_59 to zero, May 16, 15:56:40
  - agree with them (n/m) (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:37:14
  - agree with all those (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 16, 15:35:45
- for me (NCFC) - Komodo, May 16, 15:29:32
  - fair point, and I was trying to provoke discussion (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 15:31:31
    - did I miss something yesterday? (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:37:49
- Nielson was not a failure (n/m) (NCFC) - coldplay, May 16, 15:29:32
  - was worth what we paid, was a huge player in the playoff season (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:32:14
    - pressure was from the fans to sign him! (n/m) (NCFC) - 11_59 to zero, May 16, 15:42:35
      - yeah, thats what I meant (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:48:07
  - not in the fister department anyway. n/m (n/m) (NCFC) - NoReevesNoFuture, May 16, 15:31:11
- didn't we pay a lot for doherty, like ?800,000 or summit (n/m) (NCFC) - Gus Poyet 26, May 16, 15:27:54
  - yes. I think 'signed' means undisclosed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 16, 15:28:24

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